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Showing Original Post only (View all)NEW INFO on South Carolina beatdown! [View all]
https://davechampionsliberty.com/2015/10/new-info-on-south-carolina-beatdown/It turns out that the victim has some mental health issues. Shes schizophrenic and bi-polar. When a person is diagnosed with both, its called schizoaffective disorder. The victim had been in treatment and was determined to have reached a point where she could attend public school. As you can imagine, a person with schizoaffective disorder isnt going to act like everyone else at all times. But more importantly, the school was well aware of her medical issues. If there is one guy you dont want to send to deal with a teenage girl with mental issues, it would be an aggressive angry cop on steroids.
Lest people imagine her condition makes her violent or disruptive, in fact its just the opposite. The family tells me that by natural temperament she is a very quiet girl and her meds make her even more so. In fact, they tell me that even around family it takes effort to get her to engage in even a small bit of conversation.
This dovetails with the factual account of what happened in the classroom. While defenders of her being violently attacked claim she was disruptive in the classroom, thats not accurate. The teachers initial issue was that the girl was not participating in the class. That description appears to be based on the girl looking at her phone, which is against school policy. That makes perfect sense for a quiet introspective teenage girl with mental health issues and who is taking meds that, according to her family, make her even more quiet.
Despite the school knowing about her condition, she was told to leave the class and go to a discipline room. Thats the equivalent of what was known as detention in my day. The girl declined to follow those instructions, saying shed only glanced at her phone for a second. The teacher then summoned an administrator who repeated the instructions. Again the girl declined. So far there is no error by the school. They were simply giving the student an instruction. But what happened next is a MONUMENTAL error. Knowing her mental health issues they then called in a thug in uniform known to the students as Officer Slam or The Slammer. And how do you think he got that nickname? The answer is pretty obvious; slamming people to the ground is his trademark. Its what he does when a student is uncooperative. Talk about a man who should not be working around teens. Talk about sending the worst message possible to young people! And of course the rest youve seen in the videos of the deputys violent attack on the girl.
Lest people imagine her condition makes her violent or disruptive, in fact its just the opposite. The family tells me that by natural temperament she is a very quiet girl and her meds make her even more so. In fact, they tell me that even around family it takes effort to get her to engage in even a small bit of conversation.
This dovetails with the factual account of what happened in the classroom. While defenders of her being violently attacked claim she was disruptive in the classroom, thats not accurate. The teachers initial issue was that the girl was not participating in the class. That description appears to be based on the girl looking at her phone, which is against school policy. That makes perfect sense for a quiet introspective teenage girl with mental health issues and who is taking meds that, according to her family, make her even more quiet.
Despite the school knowing about her condition, she was told to leave the class and go to a discipline room. Thats the equivalent of what was known as detention in my day. The girl declined to follow those instructions, saying shed only glanced at her phone for a second. The teacher then summoned an administrator who repeated the instructions. Again the girl declined. So far there is no error by the school. They were simply giving the student an instruction. But what happened next is a MONUMENTAL error. Knowing her mental health issues they then called in a thug in uniform known to the students as Officer Slam or The Slammer. And how do you think he got that nickname? The answer is pretty obvious; slamming people to the ground is his trademark. Its what he does when a student is uncooperative. Talk about a man who should not be working around teens. Talk about sending the worst message possible to young people! And of course the rest youve seen in the videos of the deputys violent attack on the girl.
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I wonder when they are going to release info on the cop's obvious mental health & medication issues.
uppityperson
Oct 2015
#1
armed thugs in color of uniform for the state are a protected class in our "democracy"
villager
Oct 2015
#53
That was the second in command who had the reins while sheriff was out of town
kristopher
Oct 2015
#36
Good. Now besides the civil rights violations they have the federal disability statutes.
rug
Oct 2015
#35
Damn. After reading that, what happened makes sense. She was terrified of the officer and was
madinmaryland
Oct 2015
#10
I haven't posted about the Santa Clara Seveners (a square root of their former selves)
KamaAina
Oct 2015
#38
so, let us see--black female child (legally), mental health issues, orphan in foster care, on meds.
niyad
Oct 2015
#11
Simply requiring students to put them in storage in the classroom would be plenty.
Lizzie Poppet
Oct 2015
#42
Without having all the facts, one cannot escape the conclusion that a number of things went wrong
Jack Rabbit
Oct 2015
#22
officer slam will be on trial in jan for similar problems, and has faced suits and charges
niyad
Oct 2015
#41
I don't care if she was free of such problems, she's a child for god's sake and deserves better.
Scuba
Oct 2015
#39
I recall reading that schizophrenics have a 5 year survival rate comparable to cancer patients.
SunSeeker
Oct 2015
#40
I could tell just watching that video that the poor child was not well and she sure as hell was not
Tipperary
Oct 2015
#45
I know, There is no mention of a father or any siblings. I feel that this child is completely alone
Tipperary
Oct 2015
#52
I also wonder if they will drop the charges against her and the other young woman who was
Tipperary
Oct 2015
#59
well, that, expunge their records, and return the bail money, and issue public apologies
niyad
Oct 2015
#60